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The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece. There was just a single event, the men’s 200 metre sprint.
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Homer's Odyssey is an ancient Greek poem about Homer attempting to return home after the war in Troy while surviving many arduous things
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Athens started advancing in politics and started a democracy during the Classical Age giving more power to the people.
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The First Persian war began when Persia sent an invasion force into Athens in retaliation for its participation in a Greek raid on Persia.
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The battle of Salamis was a naval battle between Persia and Greece during their war. Despite being outnumbered, Greece was able to defeat the Persians by luring them into a thin strait and attacking.
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Athens took over the Persian Empire with a total of around 150 - 330 members.Athens became the Greek centre for literature, philosophy and the arts.
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During 440 BCE to 430 BCE was the age of Pericles, the peak for Athens in terms of Culture with theatre becoming popular.
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The Parthenon was completed. The temple was built on one of the hills overlooking Athens. The statue of the goddess Athena could watch over the city.
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The Peloponnesian wars began between Athens and Sparta.
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this was the year Alexander's father died and left him to rule over Macedonia. Alexander started a conquest to achieve his goal of uniting the entire world and he almost did so ruling most of the world known to ancient Greeks as far as India.
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The Romans defeated the Greeks at the Battle of Corinth and Ancient Greece became part of the Roman Empire.
